The use of bacteriophages of the family<i>Cystoviridae</i>as surrogates for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in persistence and inactivation studies

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Two bacteriophages, phi6 and phi8, were investigated as potential surrogates for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in persistence and chlorine inactivation studies in water. In the persistence studies, phi6 and phi8 remained infectious at least as long as the H5N1 viruses at both 17 and 28 degrees C in fresh water, but results varied in salinated water. The bacteriophage phi6 also exhibited a slightly...

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